News from November 1. Russell Westbrook (OKC) underwent surgery on a broken bone in his right hand and is expected to be out at least 4 weeks. Chicago activated Jimmy Butler and placed Taj Gibson on IL. Golden State activated Brandon Rush and placed Nemanja Nedovic on IL. Houston activated Nick Johnson and placed Patrick Beverly on IL. Memphis placed Courtney Lee (concussion) on IL. Miami activated Andre Dawkins and Josh McRoberts and placed Danny Granger and Udonis Haslem on IL. Phoenix activated Tyler Ennis and placed Zoran Dragic on IL. Toronto activated Greg Stiemsma and placed Lucas Nogueira on IL. Dal 109, NO 104 at NO Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 20 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Anthony Davis (NO) had 31 points including 13-16 FT, 15 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 24 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Mem 71, Cha 69 at Cha Marc Gasol (Mem) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 9 points including 3-14 FG and 7 assists. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 11 points including 7-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Tor 108, Orl 95 at Orl DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 26 points including 8-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 21 points including 9-11 FT and 5 assists. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 10 points including 2-8 FG and 11 rebounds. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 18 points. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 16 points and 9 assists. Tor shot 38-48 FT and Orl shot 12-24 FT. Mia 114, Phi 96 at Phi Chris Bosh (Mia) had 30 points including 10-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Shawne Williams (Mia) had 15 points. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 20 points including 6-10 FT and 4 steals. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 21 points including 8-11 FT and 10 assists. Brandon Davies (Phi) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 3 steals. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi, right shoulder injury) did not play. Was 108, Mil 97 at Was Nene (Was) had 22 points including 10-12 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. John Wall (Was) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 steals. Otto Porter (Was) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jerryd Bayless (Mil) had 20 points. Was shot 54.8% (40-73) FG and Mil shot 42.5% (34-80) FG. Atl 102, Ind 92 at Atl Al Horford (Atl) had 20 points including 9-14 FG. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 25 points including 10-10 FT, 6 assists, and 3 steals. DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chris Copeland (Ind) had 21 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Atl shot 50.7% (35-69) FG and Ind shot 38.3% (31-81) FG. C.J. Watson (Ind, bruised right foot) and David West (Ind, sprained right ankle) did not play. Bro 102, Det 90 at Det Joe Johnson (Bro) had 34 points including 14-23 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bro) had 18 points and 14 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 15 points and 6 assists. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 18 points and 9 assists. Greg Monroe (Det) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Bro shot 11-13 FT and Det shot 25-35 FT. Hou 104, Bos 90 at Hou Terrence Jones (Hou) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 14 points including 4-10 FT and 8 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 26 points on 5-14 FG and 14-14 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Jeff Green (Bos) had 17 points. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 14 points, 9 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Hou shot 28-40 FT and Bos shot 15-18 FT. Chi 106, Min 105 at Min Pau Gasol (Chi) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 24 points including 11-15 FT. Aaron Brooks (Chi) had 16 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 17 points. Kevin Martin (Min) had 33 points on 9-14 FG, 4-6 3-pointers, and 11-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 6 points on 3-10 FG and 17 assists. OKC 102, Den 91 at OKC Perry Jones (OKC) had 23 points. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 23 points. Kendrick Perkins (OKC) had 17 points including 6-7 FG and 5 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 25 points including 8-12 FT, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Aaron Afflalo (Den) had 14 points. Reggie Jackson (OKC, sprained right ankle), Jeremy Lamb (OKC, sprained lower back), Anthony Morrow (OKC sprained left MCL), Russell Westbrook (OKC, right hand injury), and J.J. Hickson (Den, suspended) did not play. Uta 118, Pho 91 at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 32 points including 12-22 FG and 9 rebounds. Trevor Booker (Uta) had 14 points on 7-9 FG and 9 rebounds. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Gerald Green (Pho) had 16 points including 6-18 FG and 5 steals. Uta shot 27-33 FT and Pho shot 12-15 FT. P.J. Tucker (Pho, suspended) did not play. GS 127, LAL 104 at GS Harrison Barnes (GS) had 15 points including 5-6 FG. Klay Thompson (GS) had 41 points including 14-18 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 31 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Jordan Hill (LAL) had 23 points including 10-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Ryan Kelly (LAL, sore right hamstring) and Julius Randle (LAL, broken right leg) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, November 2 (All times Central) Sacramento @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Toronto @ Miami 5:00 pm Charlotte @ New York 6:30 pm NBATV Golden State @ Portland 8:00 pm Schedule for Monday, November 3 (All times Central) Houston @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm New Orleans @ Memphis 7:00 pm Boston @ Dallas 7:30 pm Sacramento @ Denver 8:00 pm Utah @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html